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Re: Ball Flight Model
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Originally Posted by adlasa View Post
Very nice. Could you please explain what CD means?
Hi adlasa

This baseball model, posted by University of Illinois, accounts for air drag and lift forces from backspin. Cd is coefficient of drag. The data are calculated with modelling for air resistance. This is a comparison of spinning ball vs. no spin.